
Utaban
Utaban was a long-running Japanese music variety show, broadcast weekly from October 15, 1996 until March 23, 2010 on TBS. The name of the show is an abbreviation of "uta bangumi", meaning "music program". A special version of the show, running for two hours, was occasionally aired under the name Tokuban, an abbreviation of "tokubetsu bangumi", meaning "special program". The show's theme song, played during the opening sequence and closing credits, was "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra.
Seasons
1. 96.10.15
Air Date: 1996-10-15

22. Morning Musume. - Summer Night Town
Air Date: 1998-06-02
24mins

37. Morning Musume. - Daite HOLD ON ME!
Air Date: 1998-09-15
8mins

46. Tanpopo - Last Kiss
Air Date: 1998-11-17
14mins

2. Morning Musume. - Daite HOLD ON ME! / Tanpopo - Last Kiss
Air Date: 1999-01-12
39mins

7. Morning Musume. - Memory Seishun no Hikari
Air Date: 1999-02-16
26mins

12. Morning Musume. - Memory Seishun no Hikari (2nd Appearance)
Air Date: 1999-03-23
18mins

21. Morning Musume. - Manatsu no Kousen
Air Date: 1999-05-27
28mins

26. Tanpopo - Tanpopo
Air Date: 1999-06-24
16mins

29. Morning Musume. - Furusato
Air Date: 1999-07-15
35mins

31. Taiyo to Ciscomoon - Uchuu de La Ta Ta
Air Date: 1999-07-29
17mins

37. Morning Musume. - LOVE Machine
Air Date: 1999-09-09
23mins

40. Morning Musume. - LOVE Machine (2nd Appearance), Memory Seishun no Hikari by Johnson (Iida Kaori solo) / Taiyo to Ciscomoon - Magic of Love
Air Date: 1999-09-30
30mins

43. Tanpopo - Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru
Air Date: 1999-10-21
21mins

52. Morning Musume. - LOVE Machine (3rd Appearance)
Air Date: 1999-12-23
24mins

5. Morning Musume. - Koi no Dance Site
Air Date: 2000-02-03
20mins

12. Morning Musume. - Koi no Dance Site (2nd Appearance) / Kiiro 5 - Kiiroi Osora de BOOM BOOM BOOM / Aoiro 7 - Aoi Sportscar no Otoko / Akagumi 4 - Akai Nikkichou
Air Date: 2000-03-30
30mins

16. Morning Musume. - Koi no Dance Site (3rd Appearance) / T&C Bomber - Don't Stop Renaichuu (Performance only)
Air Date: 2000-04-27
36mins

21. Morning Musume. - Happy Summer Wedding
Air Date: 2000-06-01
6mins

22. Morning Musume. - Happy Summer Wedding (4th-Gen Introductions & 2nd Appearance)
Air Date: 2000-06-15
53mins

27. Tanpopo - Otome Pasta ni Kandou
Air Date: 2000-07-20
24mins

29. Nakazawa Yuko - Shanghai no Kaze
Air Date: 2000-08-03
12mins

37. Morning Musume. - I WISH
Air Date: 2000-10-05
69mins

5. Minimoni. - Minimoni. Jankenpyon!
Air Date: 2001-02-01
16mins

9. Tanpopo - Koi wo Shichaimashita!
Air Date: 2001-03-01
4mins

10. Pucchimoni - BABY! Koi ni KNOCK OUT!
Air Date: 2001-03-08
34mins

13. Goto Maki - Ai no Bakayarou / Morning Musume. (No performance)
Air Date: 2001-03-29
11mins

16. Matsuura Aya - Dokki Doki! LOVE Mail
Air Date: 2001-04-19
2mins

27. Nakazawa Yuko / Matsuura Aya - Tropical Koishiteru
Air Date: 2001-07-05
26mins

28. 3nin Matsuri - Chu! Natsu Party / 7nin Matsuri - Summer Reggae! Rainbow / 10nin Matsuri - Dancing! Natsu Matsuri (Part.1)
Air Date: 2001-07-12
41mins

29. 3nin Matsuri - Chu! Natsu Party / 7nin Matsuri - Summer Reggae! Rainbow / 10nin Matsuri - Dancing! Natsu Matsuri (Part.2)
Air Date: 2001-07-19
33mins

32. Morning Musume. - The☆Peace!
Air Date: 2001-08-09
27mins

37. Minimoni. - Minimoni. Telephone! RIN RIN RIN
Air Date: 2001-09-13
27mins

38. Goto Maki - Afurechau... BE IN LOVE
Air Date: 2001-09-20
24mins

40. Morning Musume. - The☆Peace! (2nd Appearance)
Air Date: 2001-10-04
39mins

42. Morning Musume. (Previously unaired talk)
Air Date: 2001-10-18
4mins

45. Morning Musume. - Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~
Air Date: 2001-11-08
27mins

46. Pucchimoni - Pittari Shitai X'mas!
Air Date: 2001-11-15
19mins

52. Morning Musume. - Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ (2nd Appearance)
Air Date: 2001-12-27
42mins

5. Minimoni. - Minimoni. Hinamatsuri!
Air Date: 2002-01-31
25mins

7. Melon Kinenbi - Saa! Koibito ni Narou / Morning Musume. - Souda! We're Alive (No performance)
Air Date: 2002-02-14
26mins

9. Morning Musume. - Souda! We're Alive + Yasuda Kei Graduation
Air Date: 2002-02-28
53mins

11. Fujimoto Miki - Aenai Nagai Nichiyoubi
Air Date: 2002-03-14
4mins

13. Morning Musume. - Souda! We're Alive (2nd Appearance)
Air Date: 2002-03-28
40mins

18. Minimoni. - Ai~n! Taisou
Air Date: 2002-05-02
33mins

25. Melon Kinenbi - Natsu no Yoru wa Danger! / Fujimoto Miki - Sotto Kuchizukete Gyutto Dakishimete
Air Date: 2002-06-20
22mins

27. Hello! Project 2002 Shuffle Groups: Odoru 11 - Shiawase Kyouryuu Ondo / Sexy 8 - Shiawase Desu ka? / Happy 7 - Shiawase Beam! Suki Suki Beam!
Air Date: 2002-07-04
39mins

36. Fujimoto Miki - Romantic Ukare Mode
Air Date: 2002-09-05
11mins

39. Tanpopo - BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee / Matsuura Aya - The Bigaku
Air Date: 2002-09-26
31mins

42. Melon Kinenbi - Kousui
Air Date: 2002-10-17
5mins

44. Morning Musume. - Koko ni Iruzee!
Air Date: 2002-10-31
22mins

45. Fujimoto Miki - Boyfriend
Air Date: 2002-11-07
6mins

48. Gomattou - SHALL WE LOVE?
Air Date: 2002-11-28
30mins

50. Matsuura Aya - Sougen no Hito
Air Date: 2002-12-12
24mins

52. Morning Musume. - Koko ni Iruzee! (Masterpiece Game Selection) / Goto Maki - Sans Toi Ma Mie
Air Date: 2002-12-26
26mins

5. Fujimoto Miki - Boogie Train '03
Air Date: 2003-01-30
20mins

6. Melon Kinenbi - Akai Freesia
Air Date: 2003-02-06
10mins

9. Morning Musume. - Morning Musume. no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
Air Date: 2003-02-27
28mins

10. Tanpopo (Flashback Loss Episode)
Air Date: 2003-03-06
5mins

11. Goto Maki - Uwasa no SEXY GUY / Matsuura Aya - Ne~e?
Air Date: 2003-03-13
18mins

12. Morning Musume. - Yasuda Kei's Simulated Wedding Reception
Air Date: 2003-03-20
10mins

16. Minimoni. - Rock n' Roll Kenchoushozaichi ~Oboechaina Series!~
Air Date: 2003-04-17
15mins

17. Morning Musume. - As For One Day
Air Date: 2003-04-24
45mins

19. Melon Kinenbi - Chance of LOVE
Air Date: 2003-05-08
15mins

21. Minimoni. - Kazoe Uta ~Date Version~
Air Date: 2003-05-22
20mins

22. Matsuura Aya - GOOD BYE Natsuo
Air Date: 2003-05-29
22mins

25. Goto Maki - Scramble
Air Date: 2003-06-19
10mins

29. 11WATER - BE ALL RIGHT! / 7AIR - Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no / SALT5 - GET UP! Rapper
Air Date: 2003-07-17
24mins

30. 11WATER - BE ALL RIGHT! / 7AIR - Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no / SALT5 - GET UP! Rapper / Country Musume. ni Konno to Fujimoto - Uwaki na Honey Pie
Air Date: 2003-07-24
27mins

31. Morning Musume. - Shabondama (6th Generation Introduction)
Air Date: 2003-07-31
32mins

33. ZYX - Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH
Air Date: 2003-08-14
11mins

34. Abe Natsumi - 22sai no Watashi
Air Date: 2003-08-21
9mins

35. ROMANS - SEXY NIGHT ~Wasurerarenai Kare~
Air Date: 2003-08-28
13mins

36. Goto Maki - Daite yo! PLEASE GO ON
Air Date: 2003-09-04
7mins

37. Matsuura Aya - THE LAST NIGHT
Air Date: 2003-09-11
30mins

39. Morning Musume.: Sakura Gumi - Hare Ame Nochi Suki / Otome Gumi - Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~
Air Date: 2003-09-25
8mins

41. Morning Musume.; Sakura Gumi / Otome Gumi (2nd Appearance, No performances)
Air Date: 2003-10-09
27mins

42. Minimoni. - CRAZY ABOUT YOU
Air Date: 2003-10-16
11mins

47. Morning Musume. - Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~
Air Date: 2003-11-20
20mins

48. Country Musume. ni Konno to Fujimoto - Senpai ~LOVE AGAIN~
Air Date: 2003-11-27
10mins

51. Morning Musume. - Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~ / Matsuura Aya - THE LAST NIGHT
Air Date: 2003-12-18
21mins

4. Morning Musume. - Ai Araba It's All Right (Abe Natsumi Graduation Special)
Air Date: 2004-01-22
21mins

10. Morning Musume. Sakura Gumi - Sakura Mankai / Otome Gumi - Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu niwa Naranee!~
Air Date: 2004-03-04
21mins

11. Berryz Koubou - Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai
Air Date: 2004-03-11
4mins

12. Matsuura Aya - Hyacinth
Air Date: 2004-03-18
24mins

20. W - Koi no Vacance
Air Date: 2004-05-13
13mins

28. Goto Maki - Yokohama Shinkirou
Air Date: 2004-07-08
13mins

33. Country Musume. ni Konno to Fujimoto - Shining Itoshiki Anata
Air Date: 2004-08-12
20mins

43. Nochiura Natsumi - Renai Sentai Shitsu Ranger
Air Date: 2004-10-21
8mins

46. Morning Musume. - Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
Air Date: 2004-11-11
14mins

48. Hello! Project All Stars - ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!
Air Date: 2004-11-25
18mins

4. Morning Musume. - The Manpower!!!
Air Date: 2005-01-27
16mins

7. W - Koi no Fuga
Air Date: 2005-02-17
8mins

17. Morning Musume. & Yaguchi Mari - Osaka Koi no Uta
Air Date: 2005-04-28
18mins

27. Sexy Otonajan / Elegies / Puripuri Pink - Hitoshirezu Mune wo Kanaderu Yoru no Aki
Air Date: 2005-07-07
12mins

29. Morning Musume. - Iroppoi Jirettai
Air Date: 2005-07-21
8mins

38. W - Miss Love Tantei
Air Date: 2005-09-15
9mins

44. DEF.DIVA - Suki Sugite Baka Mitai
Air Date: 2005-10-27
14mins

47. Morning Musume. - Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!~
Air Date: 2005-11-17
9mins

12. Morning Musume. - SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ / OG - Nakazawa, Iida, Abe, Yasuda, Yaguchi, Goto, Ishikawa, and Tsuji
Air Date: 2006-03-23
23mins

24. Morning Musume. - Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan
Air Date: 2006-06-15
20mins

44. Morning Musume. - Aruiteru
Air Date: 2006-11-02
7mins

6. Morning Musume. - Egao YES Nude
Air Date: 2007-02-08
17mins

12. GAM - LU LU LU / ℃-ute - Sakura Chirari
Air Date: 2007-03-22
40mins

18. Morning Musume. - Kanashimi Twilight
Air Date: 2007-05-03
9mins

30. Morning Musume. - Onna ni Sachi Are / Morning Musume. Tanjou 10nen Kinentai - Itoshiki Tomo e
Air Date: 2007-07-26
13mins

48. Morning Musume. - Mikan
Air Date: 2007-11-29
13mins

17. Morning Musume. - Resonant Blue
Air Date: 2008-04-21
6mins

25. Fujimoto Miki & Tsuji Nozomi
Air Date: 2009-06-14
37mins

5. OG & Morning Musume. - Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
Air Date: 2010-02-02
30mins
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Rating
6.0/10
Release Date
1996-10-15
Episodes
110 (15 seasons)
Status
Returning Series